Unit Timeline

Events

Assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand

June 28, 1914

The assassinaton of Archduke Francis Ferdinand was widely thought to have been the spark of World war I.The Archduke were touring Sarajevo when the first assassination was attempted but the bomb that was threw had rolled off the car and injured a officer. Later the Archduke and his wife had gone to visit the wounded officer and the driver turned down the wrong street and a serbian assassian opened fired on the limousine. This lead the Austria Hungarians to blame Serbia and declared war, in reaction to the threat Russia, Great Britain, and France backed Serbia and were ready to take on Germany and Austria Hungary in WWI.

Gallipoli campaign

1915 - 1916

The Gallipoli campaign was a failed attempt for the allied powers to control the sea route from Europe to Russia in WW 1. French and British naval battles began and failed and the lack of knowledge of the terrain made it difficult for the allied forces and with Turkish rebellion they faced major casualties and were forced to evacuate.

Bolshevik Revolution

Mar 8, 1917 - Nov 7, 1917

In 1917, two revolutions swept through Russia, ending centuries of imperial rule and setting in motion political and social changes that would lead to the formation of the Soviet Union. The last Russian czar Nicholas II gained control and was overthrown and Vladimir Lenin took over. The czar Nicholas II was losing the control of the nation and the government was corrupt, his involvement in WWI had crashed the economy in Russia. In 1918 he and his family were murdered.

Civil War in Russia

1918 - 1921

The civil war in Russia had lasted for three years and started when groups had protested Lenin's Bolsheviks. the protesters were militarists and monarchies, and for a short period of time there were foreign nations that fought to. The war had two sides the whites and the reds. The whites had looked to western powers to help them fight, but had the help of Germany. They helped to gain power in the east and create an Eastern front to keep Germany seperated. The whites had promised once they won the war they would put a German prince in power.

First meeting of the league of nations

January 1920

An assassination in Saravejo led to a costly war and after the United States and Britain had called for a permanent international body to maintain peace. Woodrow Wilson had supported the international body and had proposed his 14 point plan. Wilson died before the ratifications of the treaties could be made and the league of nations held the first meeting with out the United States.

First soviet five year Plan

1928 - 1932

The first five year plan was made by Joseph Stalin and was focused on heavy industry and collective agriculture with the cost of consumer goods. It led to terrible famines.

Civil Disobedience Movement in India

may 12 1930

Gandhi began the defiant march against the the British monopoly on salt in India. British authorities kept the Indian citizens from making, buying,or selling salt. When Indian citizens were able to buy salt the British had put a heavy tax on the salt. Gandhi started the salt march to go down to the sea and make salt, defying the British authorities. The movement started with 78 people then grew to tens of thousands of people. During the time they were making the salt Gandhi was arrested. Later on British authorities brutally beat and killed peaceful protesters and drew international attention and the attention of the UN.

Cardenas nationalizes oil industry in mexico

1938 - 1945

Cardenas expropriated all foreign oil companies assets in Mexico and developed a monopoly over all oil in Mexico.The US responded by by helping negotiate with Mexico to give compensation to American companies.In the 1920s Mexico became the second largest producer of oil and then took a major drop because of the Great Depression

Dday and allied invasion of Normandy

June 1944 - August 1944

Was the Allied liberation of Western Europe from Nazi Germany’s control. Codenamed Operation Overlord, the battle began on June 6, 1944, also known as D-Day. 15600 american and british soliders were deployed on 5 beaches along French Normandy region.The invasion was one of the largest amphibious military assaults in history and required extensive planning. Prior to D-Day, the Allies conducted a large-scale deception campaign designed to mislead the Germans about the intended invasion target. France was liberated and the Germans were defeated and the war of Europe had come to an end.

Atom Bomb dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

August 6, 1945

The Atom Bomb that was dropped in Hiroshima and in Nagasaki was dropped to end the war between Japan and the US. Little boy was dropped on Hiroshima first and then the second "fat boy" was dropped on Nagasaki this bomb that was dropped was the one that ended the second World War. The Atomic bomb was built out of the fear of nuclear research in Germany before the start of World war and the US brought foreign scientist from all over the Europe.

Establishment of the United Nations

October 24, 1945

President Franklin D. Roosevelt meet with Stalin and other axis empowers and proposed a general international organization to keep the nations peace economically and in other ways in 1943. The US, Great Britain, China and Russia became the international world police.

creation of isreal

1948

On May 14, 1948, David Ben-Gurion, the head of the Jewish Agency, proclaimed the establishment of the State of Israel. U.S. President Harry S. Truman recognized also recognized them as a new state. The Us was in full support of the Balfour declaration and had agreed to talk to both sides the Arabs and the Jews before making any decisions. But the British had disagreed with the new declaration. When Truman took office he appointed a secretary to observe the situation in Palestine and he also was in parallel negotiations with the British. Truman later approved to admit 100,000 displaced Jews in Palestine. Threat of arab palestines and jewish palestines has increased and became more fierce.

Apartheid in South Africa

1948 - 1991

When the national party gained control in South Africa they made regulations seperating black south Africans and white South Africans. In 1950 Apartheid became a law and then South Africans were seperated into groups Bantu, mixed and white and were not allowed to have interracial marriages. The goal was to seperate black africans to weaken their political power. Nelson Mandelas imprisonment had brought national attention to the segregation in South Africa and helped gain support in their movement. When the police opened fired at a group of children protesting it drew more attention to the problem in South Africa and the UN denounced apartheid in South Africa. In 1985 the United Kingdom and United States provided economic sanctions in South Africa.

Arab-Israeli war

1948 - 1949

Isreal declared themselves independent and they had taken control of the palestine area and signed agreements that had temporary fix with their neighbors. Egyptian president changed that by taking the Suez canal and making it national. This forced Isreal to invade Egypt. The Suez canal incident was a victory for the Egyptians because the UN took their forces out and the Elat blockade was dropped.

establishment of peoples republic of China

1949

The Republic was created in China as a national capital in Bejiing.The people were defined as a coalition of four social classes: the workers, the peasants, the petite bourgeoisie, and the national-capitalists.The four classes were to be led by the CCP, as the vanguard of the working class. At that time the CCP claimed a membership of 4.5 million, of which members of peasant origin accounted for nearly 90 percent.

establishment of NATO

April 4, 1949

General Interest

1949
NATO established
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is established by 12 Western nations: the United States, Great Britain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, Iceland, Canada, and Portugal. This military alliance was to stop the soviet aggression and gave the US more influence in Europe.France left the NATO because of American violations then the warsaw pact was made in 1955 to counter the NATO, the War Saw pact was soviet led. NATO engaged in its first military action as part of an international effort to end two years of fighting in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Algerian war of liberation

1954 - 1962

The revolution the algerians had to gain their independence from France, after promiseswerent fullfilled to let Algeria self rule. Wars were violent and bloody. Charles De gaulle determined that the Algerians had the right to determine their future. In 1962 an agreement was signed and Algeria was independent. The first meeting between FLN and De gaulle was unsuccessful, the second meeting was successful and the truce is finalized.

French defeat at deinbein phu

May 7, 1954

The Viet Minh victory at Dien Bien Phu signaled the end of French colonial influence in Indochina. Vietnam didn't want the presence of French colonial rule and when then French tried to come in Vietnam fought back keeping French colonialism out of vietnam

Establishment of the war saw pact

May 14, 1955

The soviet union and other European countries signed the pact as a counter to the signing of Germany into the NATO and the Warsaw pact was created to counter the allowance of Germany to remilitarize

Castro comes to power in Cuba

1959 - 2008

Castro established the first communist country in the western hemisphere overthrowing the former dictator in Cuba. He ruled for 5 decades and as the ruler in Cuba he stunted illiteracy, stopped racism, and improved public healthcare. He faced wide criticism for the restrictions politically and economically that he put in place. The US and Cuba had a bad relationship and there was a trade embargo held until 2015.In 1960 Castro nationalized US businesses in Cuba and that caused the US to end all diplomatic relations with Cuba.

construction of the Berlin wall

August 13, 1961

In an effort to stop refugees attempting to leave East Berlin, the communist government of East Germany built the Berlin Wall to divide East and West Berlin. Construction of the wall caused a short-term crisis in U.S.-Soviet bloc relations, and the wall was a sign of the Cold War. The US attempted to bulldoze the wall, but the Soviet Union had set armored units to protect the wall. West Germany was upset about the lack of effort the US had given but JFK had gone to Berlin to reassure them of the support they had fro the US. In 1989 the Wall was demolished and a sign to many people that the cold war was over.

collapse of USSR

1990 - 1991

The three Baltic Republics 14 of 15 of the soviet Unions republic had left and announced their independence from the Soviets. The decision had come from the radical reforms in Russia.Joseph Stalin came to power and created a to totalitarian society.

camp established at guantanamo bay

january 2002

Guantanamo Bay was made by President George W. Bush on the tip of Cuba out of US law. The people that were held at the prison were forced onto knees with goggles and ear muffs. The inmates suffered much abuse and their mental state had deteriorated fast. In 2005 the inmates were allowed to see Us courts to fight their time in the camp